Nu Products Seasoning Recalls Sazon and Taco Seasoning for Peanut Contamination
Nu Products Seasoning Co. is recalling Sazon High Color and Taco Seasoning because they may contain peanut protein from ground cumin.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death, meeting the criteria for a Critical severity score.
Plain-English summary
Nu Products Seasoning Co. is recalling its F4422 Taco Seasoning and Sazon High Color Seasoning. The recall is due to the potential presence of peanut protein in the products, which resulted from the ground cumin used in the manufacturing process.
The affected products include NuSpice Sazon High Color Seasoning (F2111, 50 lb) and F4422 Taco Seasoning. Specific lots identified in the recall are Lot #4391 (manufactured on 9/4/14) and Lots #4553, #4554, #4555, and #4556 (manufactured on 9/5/14). The total quantity involved is 250 pounds.
These products were distributed in New Jersey and New York. Consumers who have purchased these items should check their pantries for the specific lot numbers and dates listed above. If the products are found, they should not be consumed and should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- NuSpice Sazon High Color Seasoning - F2111, Net Wt: 50 lb, Manufacturer: Nu Products Seasoning Co., 74 Louis Court, South Hackensack, N.J. 07606
- Manufacturer
- Nu Products Seasoning Co.
- Category
- Food — Spices and Seasonings
- Hazard
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (4)
- Lot #4391 - manufactured on 9/4/14
- Lot #'s 4553
- 4554
- 4555 and 4556 - manufactured on 9/5/14
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Nu Products Seasoning Co. under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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